Josep Tarradellas i Joan
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Josep Tarradellas i Joan, 1st Marquess of Tarradellas
(ʒuˈzɛp tərəˈðeʎəs; Cervelló
, Baix Llobregat
1899 – Barcelona
1988) was a Spanish Catalan
politician.
In 1931 he became general secretary of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
. He also was deputy at the Cortes
this year, Government and Sanity councillor when Francesc Macià was President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
as well as Public Services, Economy and Culture councillor during the Spanish Civil War
.
Exiled to France since 1939, he became President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
when Josep Irla resigned, in 1954.
Two years after Francisco Franco
's death (1975), the President of the Spanish Government
Adolfo Suárez
met him to negotiate the reestablishment of the Generalitat de Catalunya, an event which occurred on October of 1977. The sentence pronounced at his arrival has become really famous in a symbolic way: "Ciutadans de Catalunya, ja sóc aquí!" (Catalan for "Citizens of Catalonia, I am here!").
He was welcomed solemnly in Barcelona and set up a unity government. He finished his work with the elections for the Catalan Parliament (March of 1980), and Jordi Pujol was elected in April.
On July 24, 1986 Tarradellas received the hereditary title marqués de Tarradellas (English: Marquess of Tarradellas) from King Juan Carlos I
. Tarradellas died in Barcelona in 1988. This title does not became extinct after he died, since his son became the II Marquess (http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2004/01/29/pdfs/A03662-03662.pdf).
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(ʒuˈzɛp tərəˈðeʎəs; Cervelló
Cervelló
Cervelló is a municipality of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is located a the feet of Serra d'Ordal....
, Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
1899 – Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
1988) was a Spanish Catalan
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
politician.
In 1931 he became general secretary of Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
The Republican Left of Catalonia is a left wing Catalan independentist political party in Spain. It is also the main sponsor of the independence movement from France and Spain in the territories known among Catalan nationalists as Països Catalans...
. He also was deputy at the Cortes
Cortes Generales
The Cortes Generales is the legislature of Spain. It is a bicameral parliament, composed of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate . The Cortes has power to enact any law and to amend the constitution...
this year, Government and Sanity councillor when Francesc Macià was President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
as well as Public Services, Economy and Culture councillor during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
.
Exiled to France since 1939, he became President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
Generalitat de Catalunya
The Generalitat of Catalonia is the institution under which the autonomous community of Catalonia is politically organised. It consists of the Parliament, the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia and the Government of Catalonia....
when Josep Irla resigned, in 1954.
Two years after Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
's death (1975), the President of the Spanish Government
Prime Minister of Spain
The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez
Adolfo Suárez y González, 1st Duke of Suárez, Grandee of Spain, KOGF is a Spanish lawyer and politician. Suárez was Spain's first democratically elected prime minister after the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, and the key figure in the country's transition to democracy.-Parents:He is a son of...
met him to negotiate the reestablishment of the Generalitat de Catalunya, an event which occurred on October of 1977. The sentence pronounced at his arrival has become really famous in a symbolic way: "Ciutadans de Catalunya, ja sóc aquí!" (Catalan for "Citizens of Catalonia, I am here!").
He was welcomed solemnly in Barcelona and set up a unity government. He finished his work with the elections for the Catalan Parliament (March of 1980), and Jordi Pujol was elected in April.
On July 24, 1986 Tarradellas received the hereditary title marqués de Tarradellas (English: Marquess of Tarradellas) from King Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
. Tarradellas died in Barcelona in 1988. This title does not became extinct after he died, since his son became the II Marquess (http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2004/01/29/pdfs/A03662-03662.pdf).
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